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PM Narendra Modi to deliver keynote address at News18 Rising Bharat Summit
Mumbai: The latest edition of News18 Network’s marquee leadership event, ‘News18 Rising Bharat Summit’ is set to be held in New Delhi on 19-20 March 2024. With insightful discussions, thought-provoking panels and visionary keynote address, the two-day event will bring together prominent thought leaders to explore Bharat’s ascent as a global power.
India has evolved into a formidable global force, making significant contributions in several sectors from technological innovation to economic resilience. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a key architect of this transformation, will deliver the keynote address at the Rising Bharat Summit.
The summit will see participation from the country’s most revered policymakers including Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, Minister of External Affairs, Dr S Jaishankar, Minister of Road, Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Women & Child Development, Smriti Irani, Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant and BJP leader K. Annamalai.
News18 Rising Bharat Summit will also host numerous eminent International speakers such as Michael R. Pompeo, 70th Secretary of State of the United States, John Mearsheimer, American political scientist, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, former president of Mauritius, Erik Solheim, former executive director, UNEP & former Environment Minister of Norway, Ryan McInerney, CEO at VISA Inc, Aleqa Hammond, former Prime Minister of Greenland and Salvatore Babones, American sociologist and associate professor at the University of Sydney among others.
Some of the key Indian speakers include Madhabi Puri Buch, chairperson – SEBI, Falguni Nayar, founder and CEO of Nykaa, Prasoon Joshi, chairperson of CBFC and CEO of McCann World Group, Harsh Jain, CEO & co-founder, Dream Sports, Jayen Mehta, MD, Gujarat co-operative Milk Marketing Federation and Ashish Dhawan, Founder-Trustee, Ashoka University, Pawan Verma, Author-Diplomat.
The summit will see participation from renowned personalities such as actor Sidharth Malhotra, former South African cricketer AB de Villiers, former Australian cricketer Brett Lee, cricket commentator and former cricketer Akash Chopra, para-cricketer Amir Lone, fashion designer Rahul Mishra, and Grammy winners — Singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan, percussionist V. Selvaganesh, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia.
Covering a broad spectrum of subjects like nation-building, technology, manufacturing, trade, sustainability, sports, entertainment and others, Rising Bharat Summit will deep dive into India’s multifaceted global influence and its role in shaping a more equitable and sustainable future for all with its mantra — ‘Leading for Global Good’.
News18 Rising Bharat Summit will air on CNN-News18 on March 19 and March 20, starting at 10 am on both days. It will also be streamed live on CNN-News18’s YouTube channel.
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CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
